TRICKS~ Old topic

5 weeks ago i enrolled scout in a tricks class. we have learned how to close doors, roll over, give paw, take a bow, wave and give kisses. given everything i have read on her breed i didn't think i would be able to get her to do these things and we just went through them all and she did everything perfect ! i am so proud of her. what tricks do you guys teach your dogs? i would like to teach her more things.

Wow! I am impressed! How old is you dog and what breed? How long did it take for your dog to learn each trick? My pup has kind of gotton the basics but when we go to puppy class he is so excited he wont follow any commands.

Wow! I am impressed! How old is you dog and what breed? How long did it take for your dog to learn each trick? My pup has kind of gotton the basics but when we go to puppy class he is so excited he wont follow any commands.

That is so neat that you took your dog to trick class. Dakota knows all obedience such as sit, down, etc and he also knows high five, ring the bell and on your nose (we put a treat on his nose and he sits there until we tell him to take it). Jersey knows basic obedience too. She also knows high five, she's starting to learn ring the bell, she also knows what 1+1 and 2+1 is and speak.

Bowen knows how to play dead. That's the extent of our complex training with him hehe. If you say, 'Play dead!!" he flops down to the ground and rolls over to his back with his paws sticking up, looking up at you with a complete, "Can I have my treat now???!" expression.

How fun would that be! I wish we had a tricks class here. I have never even heard of one before. Does anyone know of any tricks books? My boy can do basic obedience and I taught him to shake. I wanted to teach him to do high five but he keeps getting it confused with shake! But he doesn't do ANY commands at all without food (yes, still!!) so it's probably pointless teaching him any new ones. He's a stubbon little sh*t!

Boxer babe- When you first posted that your Dal wouldn't do tricks w/ out treats I stopped giving them to mine except form potty training rewards. I do give her a lot of praise and reward with play instead.

Supermommy, was Rogue doing the same thing or were you just more cautious with her after what I told you about Floyd and his non-performance? I only get to see Floyd for 1.5 hours in the morning and from 6-10 or so at night or whenever we go to bed. But Floyd will fall sleep on and off from about 8.30 onwards. So when I see him, he is always hyper and when we try to praise him and pat him for being good or doing a command, he is more interested in mouthing on our hand and jumping around like an idiot than accepting our praise. So, basically the hours when I am trying to train him with praise, he's too hyper to care about the praise, if you know what I mean!

My favorite tricks are "crawl" or "sneak", "stick 'em up" followed by "bang" (then they die), oh, and how about balancing a treat on the tip of their nose, then tossing it up and catching it - That's a good one! My Border Collie is out of practice, but can still do it after some warm ups. Also, if scout can retrieve, you can teach her to bring you your slippers - I taught my Border Collie that one too, and would bring them to me if I was upset about something - then, if that wasn't enough, would continue bringing the rest of the shoes!!!

willow thats great about the shoes. borders are so smart. scout isn't a retriever. she gives me a dumb look when i throw things for her. she is puzzled as to why i would throw something away. no clue ! i like the stick em up . i will try that with her. THANKS

"stick 'im up" is really analagous to "beg" and is easy to teach most by getting them to follow a treat up and back over their nose from the sitting position. Some dogs can just balance better than others - so just give it time, and maybe some help (letting her balance on you with one paw) until she gets it. I'm sure you can do it in no time! Oh, another one I like is "hugs" My border collie was always the best, but my other dog has learned to give pretty good ones too!

The usual: sit, stay, down, gimme paw, and 'potty' (and she seems to know the difference between pee and poo but will switch one for the other if she only needs to do one). Others: *Bang* falls dead belly (similar to bang) crawl stand (actually we make a funny 'HUP' sound to get her to do that one) speak high 5 (which is actually a high ten) hugs kisses Most of my dog's commands are known by both verbal and hand signals. I would love to take her to a trick class to teach her more. How fun!

Mine can play dead(although not for very long), shake, touch a target (like my hand or a dumbbell), she knows how to "leave it", if i put a treat down and make her come to me without going to the treat first. Also, taught her how to ring a desk bell at work. It's kind of funny, but she did it.

Man, Frosty knows not much beyond sit, and that's even work. He taught himself a hand motion to go with that one I had to learn before he'd do it. Oh, he knows potty. I'm so glad to have a dog that will pee on command. Oh boy, just what I've always wanted.

Frosty, mine go both potties on command. it's great.... they learned hand signals also. i think that is good, because later in life they may loose some or all of their hearing and they would already know the hand signals for us to communicate with them.

We ahve a mini Dachshund and we cannot teach her tricks. I would love to teach her the dead trick! We have the movie toy story 2 it is helarious. there is a dachshund on there and this dog when his owner points his finger at him and says bang he falles down to the ground. it is funny> Dachshund luvr